第二篇 U.S. to Start $3.2 Billion Child Health Study in January

　　A study that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 U. S. children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January, U. S. health officials said on Friday.

　　Officials from the U. S. government's National Institutes of Health said they hope the study, to be conducted at 105 locations throughout the United States, can help identify early-life influences that affect later development, with the goal of learning new ways to treat or prevent illness.

　　The study will examine hereditary and environmental factors such as exposure to certain chemicals that affect health.

　　Researchers will collect genetic and biological samples from people in the study as well as samples from the homes of the women and their babies including air, water, dust and materials used to construct their residences, the NIH said.

　　Officials said more than $200 million has been spent already and the study is projected to cost $3.2 billion.

　　"We anticipate that in the long term , what we learn from the study will result in a significant savings in the nation's health care costs," Dr. Duane Alexander, who heads the NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, told reporters.

　　The study will begin in January when the University of North Carolina and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York start signing up pregnant women whose babies will then be followed to age 21.

　　Some of the early findings will be about factors behind pre-term birth, which has become more common in recent years, according to Dr. Peter Scheidt of the NIH, who heads the study.

　　The people taking part will be from rural, urban and suburban areas, from all income and educational levels and from all racial groups, the NIH said.

　　36. The aim of the study is to find new ways to

　　A conduct research.

　　B track public health.

　　C prevent or treat illness.

　　D speed up development.

　　37. Researchers will collect all the following EXCEPT

　　A genetic samples from people in the study.

　　B biological samples from people in the study.

　　C samples from the homes of the women and their babies.

　　D samples of air and water from hospitals.

　　38. It is expected that through the study the nation's health care costs

　　A Will be lowered in the long run.

　　B will be significantly increased.

　　C will be more than $200 million.

　　D will reach $3.2 billion.

　　39. The babies of the participants will be followed

　　A throughout their lives.

　　B for more than two decades.

　　C from birth to 21 months.

　　D until they get married.

　　40. Which is NOT true of the people in the study?

　　A They'll be from various areas.

　　B They'll be from all income levels.

　　C They'll be from all educational levels.

　　D They’ll be from all age groups.

　　第三篇 Medical Journals

　　Medical journals are publications that report medical information to physicians and other health professionals.

　　In the past, these journals were available only in print. With the development of electronic publishing. many medical journals now have Web sites on the Internet, and some journals publish only online. A few medical journals, like the Journal of the American Medical Association, are considered general medical journals because they cover many fields of medicine. Most medical journals are specialty journals that focus on a particular area of medicine.

　　Medical journals publish many types of articles. Research articles report the results of research studies on a range of topics varying from the basic mechanisms of diseases to clinical trials that compare outcomes of different treatments. Review articles summarize and analyze the information available on a specific topic based on a careful search of the medical literature. Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors, combining results from different studies on the same topic can be helpful in reaching conclusions about the scientific evidence for preventing, diagnosing or treating a particular disease. Case conferences and case reports may be published in medical journals to educate physicians about particular illnesses and how to treat them. Editorials in medical journals are short essays that express the views of the authors, often regarding a research or review article published in the same issue. Editorials provide perspective on how the current article fits with other information on the same topic. Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of the medical journal to express comments, questions or criticisms about articles published in that journal.

　　41.The main readers of medical journals are

　　A. the general public. B. health professionals.

　　C. medical critics. D. news reporters.

　　42.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A. Many medical journals also publish online.

　　B. A few medical journals are general medical journals.

　　C. Most medical journals publish only online.

　　D. Most medical journals are specialty journals.

　　43.How many major types of articles are mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Five. B. Seven.

　　C. Four. D. Six.

　　44.An article dealing with results from different studies on the same topic is called

　　A. a research article. B. a review article.

　　C. a case report. D. an editorial.

　　45.Letters to the editor enable readers of a medical journal to express comments on

　　A. any medical event.

　　B. articles published in the same issue.

　　C. articles published in that journal.

　　D. medical development.

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